It's Not Like I Want to Play the Role of a Misunderstood, Good-for-Nothing Prince in a Villainess Story! - Chapter 13 – Engagement Proposal

“Ho! When you speak of the knight order’s dance! Ho! This is it! A dance passed down from the north!”

“To the rhythm! Match it! Feet! Extend and contract!”

Since Rubert glanced at me laughing like “what do we do about this,” I had no choice but to stop them.

“Hah… hah… how was it?”

“Hmph… what do you think? Shall we teach you?”

As the two asked with sparkling eyes while out of breath, I gave them a firm NO.

“Totally no good! Not helpful at all!”

“Wh-why not?! We’re good, aren’t we?”

“What’s wrong with it?!”

What’s wrong, you ask…

“First the music’s different, and above all that dance can’t be used at a party!”

“Wh-what?!”

They looked like they’d been hit with a shocking truth, but of course.

Just imagine me stepping forward confidently and starting a Cossack dance in front of Father and the Seiran Kingdom people.

It’s such an outrageous bizarre act that everyone would be speechless.

“Ahahahaha!”

Rubert was even clutching his stomach laughing.

“Well, if Zeke-sama did that dance at the welcome party, you’d get attention in a sense. In a sense.”

“Yeah, in a sense. I can’t spread my bad reputation any further. Actually, can’t you dance like I do?”

“That’s a bit… right?”

“Hmph. Impossible!”

Don’t say it so confidently.

“Well, dancing is about getting used to it, so let’s steadily build the basics.”

“Yeah.”

After that happened, another week passed.

“Zeke-sama, you’re really no good.”

Rubert told me frankly.

Well, yeah.

I feel like I’m no good myself.

“You have talent for the sword, so why is this? You’re kind of awkward.”

“Hmm, I wonder why… maybe because I can’t visualize it?”

“Visualization?”

I’d never done dancing even in Japan.

I attended a social party once before, but I didn’t watch the dancing that much.

“Doesn’t dark magic have illusions or something?”

At this point, let’s just show everyone an illusion.

“Illusions? I’d say they exist, but…”

Rubert glanced at me.

“You couldn’t master it, and wouldn’t it not be for Zeke-sama’s sake?”

“…You’re right.”

Dancing happens at every party, so it’d be better to simply be able to dance rather than use magic every time.

“Isn’t there someone about the same height who could cooperate?”

“Tigos… wouldn’t do it. What should I do?”

Isn’t there someone?

“Excuse me.”

As I was pondering, Sebastian came.

“Sebastian, what is it?”

“I hear Zeke-sama’s dance practice isn’t going well.”

It’s not going well.

“Did you find a teacher? But I have Rubert as a teacher.”

“No, not a teacher. I’ve brought someone who said they don’t mind helping with practice. Please, come in.”

Sebastian stood respectfully.

A girl with pale golden hair, blue eyes, and beautiful features slowly walked over.

“Eh?!”

“Please treat me well.”

While question marks floated in my head, the girl—Misty Claudia—curtsied while holding her skirt.

Why? How?

“Um… Sebastian! Wait a minute!”

I grabbed Sebastian.

“Hey, why? How did you bring her? How much do I need to pay?”

Isn’t that too competent?

I thought that, but Sebastian shook his head.

“No, I didn’t arrange this. Lady Misty came of her own accord to help you.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know. But isn’t this good? I think she’s perfect as a practice partner.”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

I glanced over.

“Lord Rubert, thank you for the other day.”

“No, I just happened to be there. Everything is thanks to my lord…”

The two were talking cheerfully.

Come to think of it, I helped her when she was being bothered a little while ago.

So she probably came to thank me for that.

She’s dutiful.

“Come now, Zeke-sama. She came all this way to practice with you. We mustn’t waste time.”

Well, that’s true.

“Then, Lady Misty. Please help me. However, I’m really bad so I might disillusion you…”

“No, no one can do well from the start. Let’s do our best.”

Wow, what a good girl.

What did Prince Zeke in the game find wrong with a girl like this?

After that, dance practice with Misty began.

I thought it would be just one day, but Misty came every day.

Sometimes I stepped on her feet and fell, getting scolded by Rubert, but Misty encouraged me saying “let’s do our best.”

Thanks to that, I improved rapidly.

One week until the party.

I could talk enjoyably with Misty too, and at this rate everything would surely go well.

That’s what I thought.

One morning at breakfast.

Father, who had been devoted to government affairs for accepting Seiran Kingdom and appeared in the morning for the first time in a while, spoke in a grave tone.

“I’ve proposed an engagement to the Claudia marquis house.”

Mother put her hand to her mouth as if surprised saying “my my…,” and Tigos’s eyes widened.

“An engagement… does Lady Misty have an older sister?”

I wondered if a new character outside the game had appeared, but Father calmly shook his head.

“No, to Miss Misty herself.”

“Oh my… well…”

Mother kept glancing at me, and Tigos glared at me while clenching his fists.

I thought he’d say something, but he didn’t.

An engagement, huh. Certainly royalty often had fiancés decided from around this age, so it’s normal.

Besides, Father’s decision was the king’s decision.

Even though Tigos and I were his sons, we were still children and not in a position to say anything.

Since Misty had been coming to teach me dance lately, it wouldn’t be strange for such talk to come up.

Somehow I seemed able to get the game’s history back on track—there’s no way I’d be removed as her fiancé.

Incidentally, since Sebastian also knew, he was probably hearing about recent developments.

When I glanced at Sebastian, Sebastian was frowning.

Hm?

Wait, isn’t Sebastian’s expression strange?

I have a bad feeling.

“Father, may I ask a question?”

“What is it?”

“Which of us is the fiancé—me or Tigos?”

Just to be sure, I just wanted to ask. Really just a final confirmation.

Father heard my words and exhaled as if wondering what I was talking about.

“What are you saying?”

“R-right. I thought so.”

“It’s obviously Tigos.”

“Right… huh?!”

At the too-unexpected words, I dropped my fork, Laura looked at Father as if wanting to say “no way?!” and lost her words, and Tigos also blinked.

Can such a thing happen?!